Daniel Sepke wrote:
> Since he hasn't piped up yet I will share the Moose approved hood testing
> method. You will need the following; a light box or other light source, some
> wax paper, your camera with lens attached and the hood under test. First
> thing is to install the hood on the lens and place the camera nose down on
> the light box (obviously with the lens cap off!). Then open the back of the
> camera and place a piece of the waxed paper across the film gate. You should
> then see a projection of the vignetting if there is any from the lens and
> hood combination.
>
Interesting. Actually, I've always done the reverse, illuminating the
film plane and observing the image of the film opening on paper laying
on the hood.
Next time, I'll try them both.
Moose
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